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Ferguson fundraisers: Cop nets more than Michael Brown’s family

Lesley McSpadden (R) and Michael Brown Sr. (L), parents of 18-year-old Michael Brown, listen to speakers during a rally convened in reaction to the shooting of their son, in Ferguson, Missouri August 17, 2014. (REUTERS/Mark Kauzlarich)

"I don't have much money to give. But this is gesture of solidarity. I know my money will never bring your son back but he is important. And there aren't many ways to show that in the world we live in," wrote $10 donor Caitlin Williams.

Despite the uneven donations on the two GoFundMe.com pages, a number of other Mike Brown-related fundraisers are also making money.

The Mike Brown College fund for the teen's three siblings had garnered $264,393 by Friday morning. More than 944 "Don't Shoot" T-shirts had been sold, with all the proceedings going to Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment to pay for protesters' bail, legal support and supplies.

And $156,267 had been donated to Feed The Students of Ferguson, a campaign or the St. Louis Area Foodbank aimed at supporting local kids who usually depend on school lunch programs.